Describe the arrangement of iron filings sprinkled around a straight current-carrying wire.
(N/A) When a straight current-carrying wire is passed through a cardboard and iron filings are sprinkled on it,the filings align themselves in concentric circles around the wire.
This phenomenon occurs because the current flowing through the wire generates a magnetic field in the space surrounding it.
The magnetic field lines are circular in nature,with the wire as the center.
The iron filings act as tiny magnets and experience a torque in the presence of this magnetic field,causing them to align along the field lines,thereby mapping the circular magnetic field pattern.
This phenomenon occurs because the current flowing through the wire generates a magnetic field in the space surrounding it.
The magnetic field lines are circular in nature,with the wire as the center.
The iron filings act as tiny magnets and experience a torque in the presence of this magnetic field,causing them to align along the field lines,thereby mapping the circular magnetic field pattern.
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